NEW YORK, NY–Following an announcement cancelling the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC), officials reiterated last week that ICN 2013is going strong and on for June 4 and 5 in New York City.
ICN 2013 is now the only investment forum on the Caribbean region confirmed for this year. Grace Lappin, managing director of Avalon Partners and the marquee sponsor of Invest Caribbean Now 2013, said ICN is the definitive investment forum which has brought together more than 600 high powered investors and Caribbean government officials in the past two years.
This year it is returning in an expanded form, with a June 4 pre-forum VIP cocktail reception at The Yale Club and the major event the following morning at the Radisson Martinique Hotel. Lappin said ICN 2013 ofrficials were saddened to hear of the cancellation of CHIC, but she insisted that the ICN 2013 forum is more than ready to fill the void by providing a platform to connect overseas businesses and investors with investment opportunities in the Caribbean.